Lafayette, LA – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-Southwest Louisiana), today urged the Obama Administration to move quicker to restore the way of life for thousands of Louisiana families following the re-opening of the federal fishery area off the western coast of Louisiana.

"While today’s re-opening of the federal fishery area off the Southwest Louisiana coast is welcome, this Administration needs to do more to help the people of the Gulf Coast,” said Boustany. “The Administration’s continued delay, whether with resources, re-opening federal waters to fishing or lifting the job-killing moratorium, threatens our way of life.  Louisiana remains a ‘Sportsman’s Paradise’ with diverse habitats, and I will continue to work to ensure we maintain this important legacy.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the re-opening of federal fishery section C1-4, a 4,281 square mile area off the coast of Southwest Louisiana.  A map of the re-opened area can be viewed here: http://boustany.house.gov/uploads/DWH_BP_OilSpill_FisheryClosureMap_081610_Opening.pdf

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